The 2s returned to the Fraction on short rest to face Sporting Kansas City II (formerly known as the Swope Park Rangers) in a match-up of the USL Central’s MLS II teams. Despite Atlanta United 2 entering the match as the favorite, their schedule congestion, low player rotation, and player availability challenges facing the entire organization aimed to even the odds in SKC’s favor.
Coach Collison rolled out some of the same players who ended the previous match on Wednesday in his starting 11. Alex Garuba got his first career start alongside Connor Stanley and Mathias Benítez who returned from his red card suspension.